Linden City Zoning Code
§ 31-4.4
Accessory Structures.
[Ord. No. 60-1 § 3; amended 6-21-2023 by Ord. No. 67-36]
Unless specified elsewhere in this chapter, accessory structures shall conform to the following regulations:
a.
Location.
1.
In any residential zone, no private detached garage or other accessory building or parking area shall be located within a required front yard nor within a required side yard, except that nothing shall prohibit an owner of a home from counting a driveway as an off-street parking space.
2.
A residential driveway shall be set back a minimum of two (2) feet from the side property line, except on the common lot line for two-family attached properties.
3.
In the case of exceptionally wide lots where side yards are provided of greater width than required by this chapter, accessory buildings may be erected in the side yards, provided that the side yard required as a minimum by this chapter for the particular zone involved shall be left open and unoccupied except as permitted in this chapter.
b.
Accessory Structure as Part of Principal Building. A private garage constructed as a structural part of a main dwelling shall be considered part of the principal building and shall comply in all respects with yard requirements of this chapter for the principal building.
c.
Area Restrictions. Accessory structures may occupy, in aggregate, not more than forty (40%) percent of the required rear yard area in all zoning districts.
d.
Distance from Principal Buildings. The minimum distance of any detached accessory structure from the principal building shall be five (5) feet.
e.
Height Restrictions. In any residential district, no accessory structure shall exceed fifteen (15) feet in height.
f.
Distance from Street Line. On through lots (any lot running from one street to another), no accessory building erected in the rear yard shall be nearer the street line than the minimum distance specified for a front yard setback on the street which said yard abuts.
g.
Accessory Building Not to Be Resided In. No accessory building shall be used for residential dwelling purposes in any zoning district.
i.
Trash enclosures shall be permitted in side and rear yards and shall be setback a minimum of five (5) feet from side and rear property lines.